Dionysius Exiguus (or 'the Little'), so named either from his small stature, or by his own monkish humility, was a Scythian by birth, and became abbot of a monastery at Rome, where he died in 556. He was one of the most learned men of his time, translated various theological writings from Greek into Latin, and is especially noted for his fixing of the Christian era (see CHRONOLOGY), and his collection of canons. See CANON LAW.
Dionysius Exiguus
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 2
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